UCSB Womens Gender and Sexuality Studies Essay
Description
Communion Essay
- Choose five out of the seven questions provided below. If you choose to answer six or all seven questions, the 6th and 7th will count as extra credit @ max 10 extra points/each.
- While the questions specifically ask you to reflect on what you¥ read and learned in Communion: The Female Search for Love, your answers should not be limited to Communion. The questions are broad enough to incorporate the terms and concepts that you¥ learned throughout the semester in your readings and through lecture.
Your answers to the questions should include a combination of:
- References to Communion
- Use of 1-2 direct quotes per question from Communion that serve as support for the statements made in your responses (indicate page numbers for your quotes)
- Personal opinions/observations/experiences/insights are encouraged and expected.
- Language (terminology and concepts) learned throughout the semester as it pertains to your analysis of this book.(NOTE: Each question should be clearly numbered in your paper and answered in a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs using complete sentences in an essay-style. There may be overlap between some questions, but you must still clearly label and distinguish the questions so that I know what you¥ answering).
QUESTION OPTIONS:
- What is the main point of the book? Why did bell hooks write this book?
- Describe and discuss hooks#ritique of feminism. Why is this discussion important for younger 3rd wave feminists in particular and all women, in general? What new insight does she offer re: love and patriarchy, love and feminism? (NOTE: A helpful post to read is The Other L-Word: How bell hooks Dared Me to Love: http://bit.ly/9YJrhw Links to an external site.)
- Describe the gender-specific relationship between men, women and love. How is it different? Why? How does gender socialization contribute to these masculine and feminine roles in relationship to love and relationships in general?
- Explain hooks3tatement on p.105, ¯thing belies the assumption that women are more loving than men as much as the negative feelings most females hold about our bodies./li>
- On p. 134, bell hooks writes that ålf-love is always risky for women within patriarchy. xplain.
- Pick any section/topic in the book and explain why you enjoyed it/found it interesting and insightful/could relate to it.
- How does hooks define and describe love? How does her definition align with, contradict and/or expand cultural notions of love? Be specific.
Communion: The Female Search For Love Link: https://www.scribd.com/book/526630652/Communion-Th…
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